SITI NUR EDLYN NADIA BINTI ZURAIJU, SITI NUR EDLYN NADIA (2020) ASSESSING COMPETENCY NEEDS AMONG SOCIAL WORK EDUCATORS IN MALAYSIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES. Doctoral thesis, UNIVERSITI MALAYA.
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Abstract
Social work educators’ competency is pivotal in promoting professional social work practice. The performance of the students reflects the capability of social work educators in delivering knowledge through the learning sessions. The main aim of this study is to critically examine the competency needs in academics, skills, and training among social work educators in Malaysian public universities. The study attempts to get the insights on the current development of social work education in Malaysia, skills needed among social work educators and intervention strategies that could enhance competencies among social work educators. This study employs a qualitative approach in gathering data. A semistructured interview protocol is used in conducting in-depth interview among twenty social work educators in seven public higher institutions in gathering extensive information on the academic, skills and training. There were also three key informants interviewed to get a view on the current social work practice in Malaysia. The findings indicated that there are seven main themes and twenty-two sub-themes emerged in this study. Among the main themes are training and development, academic qualifications, skills, knowledge, individual factors, structural factors and training intervention strategies. This study assured that hands-on practice is one of the ultimate competency skills need to be acquired by social work educators in teaching social work programmes or subjects. The findings confirmed that the critical competency deficit among social work educators is in the training and development area. Hence, the results are valuable and significant in proposing for training and development intervention strategies that would better enhance the competency standard of social work educators in Malaysian public universities.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Universiti > Universiti Malaya (UM) |
| Depositing User: | Encik Mohd Zulkarnain Hassan bin Mohd Zainudin |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2025 15:36 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jan 2025 15:36 |
| URI: | https://repositori.mohe.gov.my/id/eprint/78 |
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